COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EFE 7009 FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Master`s Degree in Financial Economics (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAADET KASMAN

Offered to

Master`s Degree in Financial Economics (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to develop an understanding of the economic functions and roles of financial intermediaries, how financial (risk) management functions in financial intermediaries, how and why financial intermediaries are regulated and how this affects their management, and the special role and impact of the central bank and its policy action.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify the basic role of banks in an economy
2   Identify the risks that financial intermediaries face
3   Demonstrate how to read financial statements of financial intermediaries
4   Identify basic regulations in the banking and insurance sectors
5   Identify the main role of central bank in intermediation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Financial Intermediation
2 Depository Financial Intermediaries
3 Depository Financial Intermediaries
4 Non-deposit financial intermediaries: Insurance companies
5 Non-deposit financial intermediaries: Pension funds
6 Non-deposit financial intermediaries: Mutual funds
7 Midterm
8 Non-deposit financial intermediaries: Investment banks
9 Regulation of depository financial intermediaries
10 Regulation of depository financial intermediaries
11 Structural change in banking
12 Risks and performance evaluation
13 Risks and performance evaluation
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. A. Saunders and M.M. Cornett, Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach, 6th Edition, 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class Discussions
3. Term Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define basic concepts related to financial intermediation
2.The learner will compare banking, insurance and mutual fund industries
3.The learner will clearly define the main risk that financial firms face

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

adnan.kasman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 40 40
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing assignments 1 70 70
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154545
LO.2455555
LO.34545
LO.45555
LO.555354554